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echo: lan
to: WILLIAM HARGRAVE
from: TOM MOELLER
date: 1997-10-17 21:43:00
subject: LAN FAQ?

William Hargrave wrote in a message to Bernhard Kuemel:
 WH> There is a proposal for Cat6, but it is so cumbersome with
 WH> pairs glued together, it's unlikely to be used much...
I seem to recall in older computers (1970's or so) there were commonly used 
twisted pair ribbon cables, where the wires were twisted and glued into 
pairs, with a 'regular' flat area every 6 inches or so for crimping on 
connectors. I haven't seen the spec for Cat.6, but with the huge number of 
wire styles already available, I can't imagine the wire itself being a 
hinderance - more likely the terminations would be a pain, and getting the 
installers to keep the twists properly tight right up to the connectors...
     Tom 
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